Propagation dynamics for nonlocal dispersal predator-prey systems in shifting habitats: A Hamilton-Jacobi approach

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Main Authors: Tao, Wen, Li, Wan-Tong, Ruan, Shigui, Xu, Wen-Bing
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Published: 2026
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author Tao, Wen
Li, Wan-Tong
Ruan, Shigui
Xu, Wen-Bing
author_facet Tao, Wen
Li, Wan-Tong
Ruan, Shigui
Xu, Wen-Bing
contents This paper is concerned with the spreading speeds of nonlocal dispersal predator-prey systems in shifting habitats under general initial conditions. By employing geometric optics techniques and theory of viscosity solutions, we reformulate the problem into the study of Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Through a detailed analysis of the structure of viscosity solutions, we provide a complete classification of explicit formulas for the spreading speed of the prey population, especially in cases where it invades the habitat more rapidly than predators, yielding two fundamentally distinct ``nonlocal determinacy'' results derived by different mechanisms. We also obtain an upper bound for spreading speed of the predators, incorporating the decay rate of the initial data and the speed of shifting habitats. These findings demonstrate that there are complex connections among spreading speeds, habitat shifting speed and initial conditions, and emphasize the significance of nonlocal dispersal in determining the propagation dynamics of predator-prey systems.
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spellingShingle Propagation dynamics for nonlocal dispersal predator-prey systems in shifting habitats: A Hamilton-Jacobi approach
Tao, Wen
Li, Wan-Tong
Ruan, Shigui
Xu, Wen-Bing
Analysis of PDEs
35K57, 35B40, 35D40, 92D25
This paper is concerned with the spreading speeds of nonlocal dispersal predator-prey systems in shifting habitats under general initial conditions. By employing geometric optics techniques and theory of viscosity solutions, we reformulate the problem into the study of Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Through a detailed analysis of the structure of viscosity solutions, we provide a complete classification of explicit formulas for the spreading speed of the prey population, especially in cases where it invades the habitat more rapidly than predators, yielding two fundamentally distinct ``nonlocal determinacy'' results derived by different mechanisms. We also obtain an upper bound for spreading speed of the predators, incorporating the decay rate of the initial data and the speed of shifting habitats. These findings demonstrate that there are complex connections among spreading speeds, habitat shifting speed and initial conditions, and emphasize the significance of nonlocal dispersal in determining the propagation dynamics of predator-prey systems.
title Propagation dynamics for nonlocal dispersal predator-prey systems in shifting habitats: A Hamilton-Jacobi approach
topic Analysis of PDEs
35K57, 35B40, 35D40, 92D25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14573